Five-ball hilted sword, which belonged to Captain Walker. The hilt of the sword consists of a gilt brass stirrup guard cast with five graduated beads at its mid-point. The stirrup is straight, and extends via a cross-guard to an upturned quillon, which has a disc-shaped finial. The guard is cast in one piece with the quillion, which is also cast with five beads at its mid-point. When the National Maritime Museum acquired the sword about two thirds of the guard had been broken off and had been lost. A new piece was made by the National Maritime Museum in 1962. The sword has a heavy eight-sided pommel and there is a diamond shaped ornament let into the knuckle guard. The reeded white ivory grip is encircled with a gilt band supporting on the obverse face an oval gilt plaque bearing the badge of the Customs House. When the National Maritime Museum acquired the sword the straight steel blade was rusted into the scabbard, but in 1962, it was freed. The blade has two grooves, one wide almost to the point and the other narrow, near the back, expanding within 235mm of point, which for this length is double-edged. The blade has been much corroded and now all that remains are patches of blueing and a few traces of gilt scrollwork. The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets with rings, and chape. There is a frog button on the top locket.